ISTE and the NETS

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

• Non-profit association (more than 85,000 members) founded in 1979. Best known for the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and its annual conference, the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) (now simply the ISTE Conference)
• Publishes a number of books and periodicals, advocates for incorporating tech in education at the national level
• Provides a number of professional development opportunities for faculty and administrators.
• Responsible for recommending guidelines for accreditation to NCATE for programs in educational computing and technology teacher preparation.

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS )

NETS-S NETS for Students (revised 2007)

• pdf from ISTE
• Implementation wiki
• ISTE publication: Resources for student assessment
• used in the creation of Parkway's own technology proficiencies for k-8

NETS-T NETS for Teachers (revised 2008)

• pdf from ISTE
• ISTE publication: Digital-Age Literacy for Teachers

NETS-A Nets for Administrators (revised 2009)

• pdf from ISTE
• ISTE publication: Making the Tech Standards Work

NETS-TF/TL

• NETS for Tech Facilitators and Tech Leaders
• ISTE publications: Introductory article and guidebook